kescusay

@kescusay@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft tells Windows 10 users to just trade in their PC for a newer one, because how hard can it be?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Excellent breakdown. Well done!

  And on top of all that, the article is specifically about Microsoft urging people to get rid of old hardware, which I take to mean NOT current-gen, bleeding-edge gaming hardware. So my suggestion was about not being forced to upgrade your hardware to keep having a usable computer.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft tells Windows 10 users to just trade in their PC for a newer one, because how hard can it be?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Translation: “Install Linux.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Windows 11 will soon let you know why your PC hardware sucks: Windows 11 will be able to explain why your PC needs more RAM and a better GPU.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The answer is always going to be, “Because you’re running the incredibly bloated Windows operating system.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why Techdirt Is Now A Democracy Blog (Whether We Like It Or Not)⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s the thing I’ve been most worried about. The media have largely capitulated out of (justifiable) fear of reprisal and violence. The fear is legit, but we depend on the media to speak truth to power especially when democracy is on the line.

  This is why I no longer believe this will end without violence.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Linux's Sole Wireless/WiFi Driver Maintainer Is Stepping Down - Phoronix⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Literally have the opposite experience. Fought with my old Brother printer constantly. My Epson Ecotank is rock-solid.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What I learned from 3 years of running Windows 11 on “unsupported” PCs⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Not many, but plenty use various corporate applications that are Windows-only.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What I learned from 3 years of running Windows 11 on “unsupported” PCs⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s some kind of locked-down version of GlobalProtect that’s integrated with a TPM module to prevent machines that aren’t running our corporate image on corporate-approved laptops from being able to connect.

  There’s probably some kind of workaround, but I’m lazy and it’s easier just to power up the Windows machine now and then.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What I learned from 3 years of running Windows 11 on “unsupported” PCs⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I only ever use Windows on my work computer, and only when I need access to a resource that requires our Windows-only VPN.

  But seriously, “just use linux” is worthless advice. Lots of people use Windows for specific applications that don’t exist in the Linux ecosystem. For example, there are no Linux applications that come close to AutoCAD, and it simply doesn’t work on Linux.

  Better advice would be to get new (or newer used) hardware if possible, if you absolutely need to use Windows, since this workaround will inevitably be “corrected” by Microsoft. Then you can do whatever you like with the old hardware, such as install and learn Linux at your own pace.